Turn Your Cluttered Counters Into Organized Heaven

3 EASY STEPS TO TURN YOUR CLUTTERED

COUNTERS INTO ORGANIZED HEAVEN

DO YOUR COUNTERTOPS LOOK LIKE THIS?

too many appliances …

no place to storedishes or food …

or too many papers in too many places?

Have they become cluttered and disorganized?Has their purpose been lost in a sea of clutter?This can quickly happen if you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, use it for many purposes and have lost the good habits that keep it in order.Counters contribute to the efficiency as well as the ease of work time in your kitchen – keeping them organized can save you much frustration.Hope is not lost, though.I can help you overcome this challenge in 3 easy steps.Here’s how:

1. RE-ESTABLISH THE PURPOSE

You must remember that counters are designed as a work surface not as a dumping ground. Shifting your mindset and re-establishing the purpose of this valuable real estate will help you to foster good habits in maintaining that purpose.Whenever the kitchen starts getting messy, repeat the reminder to halt those nasty bad habits you might unconsciously perform; you might want to even consider posting a saying about the purpose to remind you.

2. CLEAR THE CLUTTER

Countertops are like wastebaskets (just flatter): they accumulate junk quickly and easily overflow.To avoid this problem, set aside time to declutter the counters and clean on a regular basis (clean daily; declutter weekly):

Remove anything old, broken or no longer usable

Put away anything that does not belong in the kitchen

Wipe down all counters

TIP: Keep a receptacle (basket, box or container) nearby to use as a landing zone for decluttering; put everything to be removed into that receptacle to make carrying to

3. SET UP FOR SUCCESS

Section your counters into work stations: coffee, prep,washing, cooking, etc. and only store what you need in that space to perform the job within that section.Make sure the stations are located near the cabinets/appliances that house tools to perform the tasks of the station.

Here’s an example of one of our happy clients’ kitchen counters after her makeover.

MORNINGBREAKFAST STATION

COFFEE/TEASTATION

COOKING STATION

You, too, can have counters like this once you use the above steps!

Once you have re-established the purpose of your counters, cleared out the clutter and divided your counters into workstations, your kitchen can quickly become an efficient space where you can enjoy time with your friends or family and the delight of cooking wonderful meals. DROP US A COMMENT and let us know how these easy steps worked for you.

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